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According to USA Today the lawsuit if filed. No mention of publishers in the suit.
From WSJ:
The U.S. filed an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday against Apple Inc. AAPL -0.36% and five of the nation's largest publishers, alleging they conspired to limit competition for the pricing of e-books.
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The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court by the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, alleges Apple and the publishers reached an agreement where retail price competition would cease, retail e-books prices would increase significantly and Apple would be guarantee a 30% "commission" on each e-book sold.
CBS Corp.'s CBSA +0.82% Simon & Schuster Inc., News Corp.'s NWSA +1.10% HarperCollins Publishers Inc. and Lagardere SCA's Hachette Book Group have all agreed to settle the lawsuit, according to court documents. As part of the agreement with the Justice Department, the settling publishers will terminate any agreement with Apple regarding the sale of e-books within seven days of a final judgment being entered in the case.
A press conference with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled for later Wednesday.
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